London’s Original Private Tour Company
Expert-led, entirely private, utterly unforgettable — since 2012.
We created the private London tour — and we’ve been refining it ever since.
Over 75 bespoke experiences across London and the UK, each designed entirely around you. Collected from your hotel. Taken beyond the obvious. Shown a side of England most visitors never see.
Proud winner of Best Private Walking Tours Provider 2025.
Our ethos – Private London Tours are just for you and no-one else
The Original We pioneered private touring in London in 2012. Our founder, Stephen Liddell, is a historian with a BA and MA and author of four number-one books — including Secret Gardens of the City of London. No scripts. No notes. Just knowledge, insight, and storytelling.
Entirely Private Just you and your guide. No groups, no crowds, no rushing. Collected from your hotel and guided at your pace — with the freedom to explore places most Londoners don’t even know exist..
Genuinely Expert Selected from over a thousand applicants, our guides have worked with the BBC, Netflix, the British Government, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Harrods. When you travel with us, you’re with people who truly know and love this country.
Welcome to Ye Olde England Tours
The UK’s original private tour company — founded in London before anyone else was doing this.
We specialise in bespoke, private experiences that take you beyond the tourist trail and into the real heart of England.
Our founder, Stephen Liddell, built a team of exceptional guides who share a passion for British history, culture, and storytelling. Together, we’ve shown thousands of visitors a version of London — and England — they never expected to find.
Trusted by organisations including the BBC, Netflix, Bloomberg, and the British Government. Independently certified by Green Tourism. Winner of Best Private Walking Tours Provider 2025. And over a thousand five-star reviews from guests who often tell us it was the best day of their trip.
Most of all, we love what we do — and the people we do it for.
If you’ve ever wanted to see the real England, you’re in the right place.
What our guests say
A selection of our most loved tours
Voted Londons most authentic tour through the heart of the old Roman City of London where tourists never reach. Featured in the Independent Newspaper & a #1 best selling book too! Prices from £100 per person
York Walking Tour around one of the prettiest cities in the world including entry into York Minster. See the Shambles and much more. We do tours across Britain! Prices from £100 per person
See all the big famous, historic tourist sights in one private walking tour. You’ll never know what we’ll see or who we’ll meet! But you will have a great time. Prices from £100 per person.
Said by travel agents, politicians and military to be the best tour in London. The original Churchill tour has been featured on TV and includes tickets to the War Rooms. Prices from £110 per person.
Founded by a published historian. Trusted by the great and the good.
Stephen Liddell founded Ye Olde England Tours in 2012 with a Masters in History, a growing library of published #1 books, and a simple belief: that the best way to experience England is privately, at your own pace, with someone who genuinely loves it.
Book with confidence
- ✓ Free cancellation up to 7 days before your tour
- ✓ Met at your central hotel
- ✓ Private to you and your group — no strangers
- ✓ All entrance tickets included where listed
- ✓ Fully insured, Green Tourism certified
What really like to do though is exactly what we’ve done since we started. Meet you at your hotel and immerse you in the real London that tourists never get to see. In fact often you won’t see another tourist. Countless Londoners say they’ve never been to a single spot on the tours they’ve booked with us. Often old that we haven’t just given the best tour ever, but the best day of someone’s life.
No big groups or crowds for us. It’s your holiday and its our lives so all our tours are easy going, friendly and it’s just you and your guide. No shouting or not hearing us, no orders to keep up because we’re running late. We say that our guests are like part of the family and have plenty of become life-long friends.
The best day of our lives!
Many people dream of an England they barely get a chance to see. Ye Olde England Tours specialise in the old and the historic, the authentic London and England. Our interests are like yours; we love our ancient sites, and we want to share them with the world and give you the holiday of a lifetime. Often we are told that our tours are the best people have ever had. What’s really touching is when we are told this is the first day without a loved one. Or indeed the last one together. It’s so touching and we thank everyone for their trust in us.
Ye Olde England Tours is 5 star rated on Trip Advisor and similar sites with over 1,000 5-star reviews. Our 5 star rated tours are also available on internationally renowned websites such as Viator, Go Real Travel and Expedia. We are recommended by Marriott, various official tourist, heritage, corporate, state and miltiary organisations in Britain and around the world.
Message Us
For more information, please visit the rest of our site or email YeOldeEnglandtours@gmail.com
All our tours are bespoke and can be viewed in detail on each tour page but for the Trip Advisor search engines the following information is required :
Frequently Asked Questions
Departure Time: 8.30am
City Location: London
Duration: Between 3 hours generally for walking tours.
Dear Cia, I can’t see your email address but email me at stephenliddellATgmail.com but use the @ sign instead of the AT It would be wonderful to correspond with you. Kind regards, Stephen Liddell